speed to the doj has shot down what it heard. there was no discussion of personal favors or undue influence on investigations, nor did attorney general barr state the president's conversations with foreign leaders was improper." that was a spokeswoman trying to clear the air on that. that change anything? >> you know, we haven't heard from bolton. we have heard on a manuscript. i don't think it really changes anything, because i am not as concerned about what he is referring to on china and erdogan. that's not what the case is about. it's about, did the president do something against congressional approval by holding the money back? was a perfect? we know not. i think the way this is going it feels more like a cover it. if they said it wasn't the perfect call, i actually think he will not be impeached and we will say, "it wasn't a perfect call, but --" >> they have gone so far down the road saying there was nothing wrong here. can they adjust strategy midstream? >> if anyone, a lawyer could, certainly. that was the original line

with that we bring in jamil jaffer, former doj council, director of the national security law at all different. good to see you, sir, as always. this targeted killing by the united states in this way of a foreign military commander represents a real change. what about soleimani's background makes this legal, makes this justified? >> the key to soleimani's he's an operational commander. he has his hands on the machine of iran's killing efforts. he led kataib hezbollah, and he is the operational commander of the iran revolutionary guards quds force, there go to arm for. he's operational, that's what makes the killing of him legal here. >> leland: what you make of the tweets from adam schiff, among others, saying congress needed to be consulted? here's the tweet. "soleimani was response will for unthinkable violence in the world's better off without them." there seems to be general agreement about that. "but congress did not authorize the american people who don't want war with iran. steps must be taken to protect our forces against the almost inevitable a squish and an increased risk."

on the 729, it was reported public revelations about mulvaney's role, the effort of lawyers at omb/doj, and the alarm the delay caused within the administration. everyone was not in agreement. emails expose serious concerns by administration officials about the legality of the president's hold on the aide. the legality of the president's hold on the aide to ukraine. just this week, bolton announced that he would comply with a subpoena compelling's testimony, his lawyers have stated he has new relevant information. our investigation and our articles necessitate a fair trial with documents and witnesses. they don't want documents, the documentation. they don't want witnesses. they may want a dismissal, which is proof that they cannot, cannot clear the president of the wrongdoing that he has put forth. >> reporter: are you holding on to the articles definitely? >> no, i'm not holding them a definitely. i will send it over when i'm ready. that will probably be soon. he said, "if you don't send them over, i'm going to pass the u.s.-mexico-canada trade agreement." okay. we want to see what t

we want to finally ask you about the doj putting out the statement a short ago on bolton not informing ag barr about the trump-zelensky call. they say it's a misrepresentation of the chronological order of events. the times reporting that bolton warned ag barr that president trump had mentioned him on the call. they are saying that's not the case. the department of justice denying that sequence of events, important to put that out here before how things were discovered to come a lot of people are taking that "new york times" report for what it is. one source. ari fleischer made the case this could be taken out of context. after all, it is a leak. your final thoughts? >> that's a problem with "the new york times." we have seen this time and time and time again. i don't know how many times we will go and believe and have the congress act based on an anonymous source. i think ari fleischer is entirely right, and it's damning to what john bolton the saying when you have the attorney general's office coming out and saying what was reported in "the new york times" is not accurate. i tend to

the frustration is very clear the doj. >> i also want to add that we don't want to get into a world where we have to spend months and even years exhausting efforts when lives are in the balance. >> and the tech giant addressing the need or issue of using backdoors, something they were not willing to do in the past. "today law enforcement has access to more data than ever before in history so americans do not have to choose between weakening encryption and solving investigations. we feel strongly encryption is vital to protecting our country and our users' data." on capitol hill, william barr is getting help from at least one lawmaker -- florida senator rick scott. >> we need to make sure we can open up the two cell phones so we can make sure that this is not somebody that is part of a cell. >> we could have a standoff in this fight is developing, likely to the courts. it's unclear if congress will consider taking it up to attempt to enforce such a law compelling apple's cooperation. you have to wait and see. >> sandra: griff jenkins, thanks. >> bill: democrats filing and behind closed doo

you can go through the list, whether it's 2012 and michael horowitz recommending for 14 doj and atf officials to face some sort of discipline because of fast and furious. whether it's john brennan, the cia spying on the senate intel committee, and then lying about it to congress. or even an inspector general finding that hubbard clinton -- >> people are turning out. they know a lot of bad stuff happened when president obama was president. nobody seems to get brought to trial for these things that were done that were illegal or possibly impeachable, under this current lowered standard. i think that is what america should be focused on. what we should be focused on is that, going forward, every president is going to be impeachable by the terms of the house has no established. >> ed: i want to get jason a chance. >> in terms of fast and furious and the documents that were turned over, number one, president obama made a formal request for executive privilege. that is something president trump has not done or did not do. >> because the house did not actually ask -- >> we talk about documents and i

i know that he indicated bill barr and the doj said it is 100% false. what is the white house position on the allegations that he is now pumping? >> people who go on tv are never under oath. he came forward on his own volition. he was arrested and indicted on some pretty serious charges. when you have the vice president chief of staff malay shorts saying that the democrats owned witnesses in the house, completely subvert and undercutt parnas is saying here about the vp purity of the attorney general spokespersons say 100% . i think that speaks for itself. there is a pattern here. they love to improve credibility and legitimacy on whoever and whoever is going to take down donald trump. on tv for 250 something times in the space of a year. speaking of indicted or disgraced. it is michael cohen, now it is parnas. anyone who is out there who wants to take down president trump when they are facing problems, they can't reduce the glare of the spotlight, they all of a sudden have credibility -- >> bill: i understand what you're saying. are you saying flat out,

that foreign interference, as long as it doesn't meet bill barr's contribution definition under this doj, is totally okay. that is not our policy. it is dangerous. >> ed: you made a case a moment ago that you believe the biden should be investigated. let's turn it around on you and say, when alan dershowitz says the president is doing something in his reelection interest, that it's okay. answer mike warner's question about wha whether you are lettig the president off the hook. >> when you get elected, you say you will do certain things. if you hustle to do all those things, is that impeachable? would you think people are supposed to do? if you are sitting in office you will do what you said you need to do. is it because you did that? is that impeachable? by the way, joe biden, who thinks we are stupid enough to believe that joe biden should be able to get a prosecutor fired, his son gets paid $83,000 a month, and everybody should be okay with that? the thing sinister about this? it's then trying to cover up and help joe biden, that's all this is. this is partisan stuff. adam schiff is a

new reports this morning saying he's the focus of a new doj leak investigation. we will have the specifics of that. >> bill: also this indicted giuliani associate leveling stunning allegations against the president's legal team. republican mike turn i will respond to that and more. plus, there's this. >> were they telling you to sacrifice yourself in order to protect the president? >> that's how i felt. ok, balanc. for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-seven vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. a former army medic, made of the we maflexibility to handle members like kate. whatever monday has in store and tackle four things at once. so when her car got hit, she didn't worry. she simply filed a claim on her usaa app and said... i got this. usaa insurance is made the way kate needs it - easy. she can even pick her payment plan so it's easy on her budget and her life. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa ...i felt awful.... ...because of my psoriasis. i was covered from... ...head